Erika Christensen
{{short description|American actress (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Erika Christensen
| image = Erika Christensen at PaleyFest 2013.jpg
| caption = Christensen in March 2013
| birth_name = Erika Jane Christensen
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|8|19}}
| birth_place = Seattle, Washington, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Cole Maness|September 5, 2015}}
| children = 2
}}
Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982){{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/erika-christensen/bio/149547/|title=Erika Christensen|website=TV Guide|access-date=September 6, 2015}} is an American actress. Her filmography includes roles in Traffic (2000), Swimfan (2002), The Banger Sisters (2002), The Perfect Score (2004), Flightplan (2005), How to Rob a Bank (2007), The Tortured (2010), and The Case for Christ (2017). For her performance in Traffic, she won the MTV Movie Award for Breakthrough Female Performance and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture along with her co-stars.
In 2006, she starred on the short-lived drama series Six Degrees on ABC. From 2010 until its ending in 2015, Christensen starred as Julia Braverman-Graham on the NBC family drama series Parenthood. In 2014, she won a Gracie Award for her performance in the role. In 2015, Christensen portrayed Betty Beaumontaine on ABC's short-lived crime drama series Wicked City and in 2017, she portrayed Ali Petrovich on another short-lived ABC crime drama series, Ten Days in the Valley.
Since 2023, she has been appearing as Angie Polaski in ABC's Will Trent.
Early life
Christensen was born in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Kathy (née Hendricks), a construction manager, and Steven Christensen, an insurance worker and human resources executive.{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-91799330|title=Profile: Erika's Fatal at Traction; Swimfan Has Taken Erika Christensen Into the Major League|website=Daily Mirror|last=Palmer|first=Alan|date=September 20, 2002|access-date=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}} She has an older half-brother, Nick, and two younger twin brothers, Dane (who appeared in the 2005 film The Upside of Anger) and Brando.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133794,00.html|title=Speed Demon: Real-Life Golden Girl Erika Christensen Stops Traffic as a Drug Addict|website=People|date=March 5, 2001|access-date=July 20, 2015|archive-date=June 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604130516/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20133794,00.html|url-status=dead}}
Christensen lived in Seattle until age four, when her family relocated to suburban Los Angeles, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2014/10/18/roles-helped-her-mature-actress-says.html|title=Erika Christensen says roles helped her mature|website=The Columbus Dispatch|first=Nancy|last=Mills|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712180720/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2014/10/18/roles-helped-her-mature-actress-says.html|url-status=dead}}{{sfn|Rosenbaum|2018|loc=event occurs at 9:27}} She started out acting on television in commercials for McDonald's and Volvo.{{sfn|Rosenbaum|2018|loc=event occurs at 12:30}} Christensen is a member of the Church of Scientology.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/17/erika-christensen-defends-scientology_n_2496701.html|title=Erika Christensen Defends Scientology: We Don't Worship Rabbits|website=The Huffington Post|date=January 17, 2013}} Her parents became Scientologists in their 20s while living in Seattle, and raised her as a Scientologist. Her parents also decided to home school her.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/29/an-interview-with-erika-christensen|title=An Interview with Erika Christensen|website=IGN|date=January 29, 2004}}
Career
=1997–2006: Beginnings=
Christensen began her professional career with a supporting role in the comedy film Leave It to Beaver, and a one-episode guest appearance on the drama series Nothing Sacred, both of which were released/aired in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/parenthood-season-finale-erika-christensen|title=Erika Christensen's Journey From Teen Star To "Parenthood"|website=BuzzFeed|first=Kate|last=Arthur|date=April 17, 2014}} She went on to guest star in numerous other television series in the late 1990s, including Frasier, The Practice, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Touched by an Angel. She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Can of Worms in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2015/04/15-celebs-you-forgot-were-in-d|title=15 Celebs You Forgot Were in Disney Channel Original Movies|website=Glamour|first=Lynsey|last=Eidell|date=April 28, 2015}} Also in 1999, she starred as Abigail Winthrop on the short-lived CBS sitcom Thanks.{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/704706/CBS-gives-Thanks-for-a-Pilgrim-sitcom.html?pg=all&ref=https://www.google.co.uk/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019004224/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/704706/CBS-gives-Thanks-for-a-Pilgrim-sitcom.html?pg=all&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.uk%2F|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2015|title=CBS gives 'Thanks' for a Pilgrim sitcom|website=Deseret News|first=Scott D.|last=Pierce|date=June 28, 1999}} That same year, she featured in Michael Jackson's music video for his song "Childhood", alongside actress Jena Malone.{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/2001/01/erika_christensen.php|title=Erika Christensen, Stopping Traffic|website=Paper|first=Jessica|last=Hundley|date=January 1, 2001}}
For her performance as cocaine user Caroline Wakefield in Steven Soderbergh's crime drama film Traffic (2000),{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/general/traffic-topher-grace--erika-christensen-interview-57162518/|title="Traffic": Topher Grace & Erika Christensen Interview|website=Hollywood.com|date=December 11, 2000}} she received the awards for Breakthrough Female Performance at the MTV Movie Awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.michigandaily.com/content/christensen-rises-mcdonalds-ad|title=Christensen rises up from McDonald's ad|website=The Michigan Daily|first=Luke|last=Smith|date=September 5, 2002|access-date=July 4, 2010}} Standout Performance – Female at the Young Hollywood Awards, and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/14/sbtst.christiansen/|title='Traffic's Erika Christensen|website=CNN|first=Lori|last=Blackman|date=March 14, 2001}} Also in 2000, Christensen guest starred in single episodes of Time of Your Life, Movie Stars, FreakyLinks, and The Pretender. In 2001, she had a recurring role on the sitcom The Geena Davis Show. She also appeared in an episode of the Fox sitcom That '70s Show, reuniting her with her Traffic co-star Topher Grace. She was named one of People{{'s}} "Breakthrough Stars of 2001". The following year, Christensen starred in three feature films: the teen thriller Swimfan,{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/350/erika-christensen-for-swimfan|title=Erika Christensen for "Swimfan"|website=Dark Horizons|first=Paul|last=Fischer|date=September 2, 2002|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708114402/http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/350/erika-christensen-for-swimfan|archive-date=July 8, 2015|url-status=dead}} the crime drama Home Room,{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D02E4DC1138F936A3575AC0A9659C8B63|title=Home Room (2003) FILM REVIEW; Girls From Opposite Cliques Bond After a Shared Horror|website=The New York Times|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=September 5, 2003}} and the comedy The Banger Sisters.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2003/02/07/banger-sisters|title=The Banger Sisters|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Michael|last=Sauter|date=February 7, 2003|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106081252/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/02/07/banger-sisters|url-status=dead}}
In 2003, Christensen starred in MTV's television film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, based on the Emily Brontë novel of the same name. She also recorded multiple songs for the film's soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/13/arts/television-review-but-who-says-the-heights-have-to-like-wuther.html|title=TELEVISION REVIEW; But Who Says the Heights Have to, Like, Wuther?|website=The New York Times|date=September 13, 2003}} In 2004, she starred in the teen heist film The Perfect Score, and the horror film Riding the Bullet.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/stephen-king-s-riding-the-bullet-1200530181/|title=Review: 'Stephen King's Riding the Bullet'|website=Variety|first=Justin|last=Chang|date=October 14, 2004}} In 2005, Christensen recorded a version of "Let's Fall in Love" with John Stevens for his debut album Red.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3365|title=Music Review: John Stevens, "Red"|website=The Trades|access-date=July 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307104051/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=3365|archive-date=March 7, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/14410|title=Former idol croons on 'Red'|website=Daily Evergreen|access-date=July 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110708220857/http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/14410|archive-date=July 8, 2011}} Also in 2005, Christensen co-starred in the films The Upside of Anger as Andy Wolfmeyer, co-starring Kevin Costner and Joan Allen;{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-upside-of-anger-20050127|title=The Upside of Anger|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Peter|last=Travers|date=January 27, 2005|access-date=August 27, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407215240/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-upside-of-anger-20050127|url-status=dead}} The Sisters as Irene Prior, with Maria Bello and Elizabeth Banks;{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-sisters-2006|title=The Sisters|website=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=May 18, 2006}} and Flightplan as Fiona, starring Jodie Foster.{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/erika-christensen-and-sean-bean-join-flight-plan/|title=Erika Christensen and Sean Bean join 'Flight Plan'|website=MovieWeb|date=August 4, 2004}} The following year, she starred in the series Six Degrees, which debuted on the ABC fall schedule on September 21, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/21/arts/television/21heff.html?fta=y|title=Serendipitous Connections in the City of Separate Lives|website=The New York Times|first=Virginia|last=Heffernan|date=September 21, 2006|access-date=July 4, 2010}} Low ratings caused its cancellation after one season, leaving five episodes unaired.{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/lostremote/six-degrees-canceled-episodes-move-online/3623|title='Six Degrees' canceled, episodes move online|website=Adweek|first=Cory|last=Bergman|date=April 12, 2007}}
=2007–2015: ''Parenthood''=
In 2007, she appeared in the comedy-drama film Gardener of Eden,{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/lukas-haas-giovanni-ribisi-and-erika-christensen-toplining-the-gardener-of-eden/|title=Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi and Erika Christensen Toplining 'The Gardener of Eden'|website=MovieWeb|date=December 15, 2005}} and the independent crime comedy How to Rob a Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/movies/08rob.html?_r=0|title=Movie Review: How to Rob a Bank (2007)|website=The New York Times|first=Stephen|last=Holden|date=February 8, 2008}} In 2008 and 2009, she guest starred as a special agent on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a college student with dissociative identity disorder on Lie to Me,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2009/07/20/erika-christensen-guests-on-lie-to-me|title='Lie to Me' exclusive: Erika Christensen to juggle four roles|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=July 20, 2009}} and a victim of domestic abuse on Mercy. Christensen made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed music video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507599/20050815/ringside.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018210046/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507599/20050815/ringside.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2007|title=Joaquin Phoenix Lifts Ringside Clip From Pretender To Contender|website=MTV News|access-date=July 4, 2010}} In 2009, she was part of the cast of the film adaptation of Veronika Decides to Die,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/das-films-teams-for-adaptation-1117985842/|title=Das Films teams for adaptation|website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Fleming|date=May 16, 2008|access-date=May 17, 2008}} and starred in the romantic drama Mercy alongside James Caan and Dylan McDermott.{{cite web|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/dylan-mcdermott-erika-christensen-show-some-mercy/4691568|title=Dylan McDermott, Erika Christensen Show Some "Mercy"|website=Artistdirect|date=May 22, 2008|access-date=July 7, 2015|archive-date=July 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708052322/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/dylan-mcdermott-erika-christensen-show-some-mercy/4691568|url-status=dead}} In 2010, Christensen co-starred with Jesse Metcalfe in the horror-thriller film The Tortured.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/12763|title=Sheen Out, Christensen In For Untitled Twisted Pictures Project|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=Brad|last=Miska|date=June 30, 2008|access-date=December 19, 2013}}
File:Erika Christensen 2013.jpg for Parenthood]]
Christensen was a regular cast member on the NBC drama television series Parenthood, which debuted on March 2, 2010, and concluded on January 29, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/620074/parenthood-finale-why-the-show-ended-that-way-and-scoop-on-the-7-biggest-surprises|title=Parenthood Finale: Why the Show Ended That Way, and Scoop On the 7 Biggest Surprises|website=E! Online|first=Kristin|last=Dos Santos|date=January 29, 2015}} She portrayed the role of Julia Braverman-Graham, the youngest daughter of the Braverman family.{{cite web |url=http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/arts-entertainment/parenthood-premiere-leaves-room-for-growth-1.1264755 |title='Parenthood' premiere leaves room for growth |website=Hofstra Chronicle |access-date=July 4, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125124902/http://www.hofstrachronicle.com/arts-entertainment/parenthood-premiere-leaves-room-for-growth-1.1264755 |archive-date=January 25, 2013 }} She won the 2014 Gracie Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series for her performance in the series.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/scene/awards/scandal-angie-harmon-wanda-sykes-gracie-awards-1201187966/|title='Scandal,' Angie Harmon, Wanda Sykes Honored at Gracie Awards|website=Variety|first=Andrea|last=Seikaly|date=May 21, 2014}} In 2013, she starred in the musical film How Sweet It Is, directed by Brian Herzlinger,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/4-thesps-discover-how-sweet-it-is-1118053451/|title=4 thesps discover 'How Sweet It Is'|website=Variety|first=Josh L.|last=Dickey|date=May 2, 2012}} and was a guest judge on 2 episodes of the cooking competition series Knife Fight.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/parenthoods-erika-christensen-gets-eyeful-cod-sperm-esquires-knife-fight-exclusive-video/|title='Parenthood's' Erika Christensen Gets an Eyeful of Cod Sperm on Esquire's 'Knife Fight' (Exclusive Video)|website=TheWrap|first=Jethro|last=Nededog|date=October 8, 2013}} The following year, she appeared on the celebrity game show Hollywood Game Night,{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/503362/hollywood-game-night-sneak-peek-mel-b-is-the-weak-link-on-her-team-watch-now|title=Hollywood Game Night Sneak Peek: Mel B Is the Weak Link on Her Team – Watch Now!|website=E! Online|first=Leanne|last=Aguilera|date=January 24, 2014}} and lead the cast of the Hallmark Channel television film My Boyfriends' Dogs, based on the Dandi Daley Mackall novel of the same name.{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/19/downside-of-puppy-love-in-hallmark-movie/|title=Downside of puppy love in Hallmark movie|website=The Washington Times|first=Nancy|last=Dunham|date=October 19, 2014}}
In February 2015, she was cast in the short-lived ABC crime drama series Wicked City as Betty Beaumontaine, a single mother who becomes romantically involved with a serial killer.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/erika-christensen-cast-la-crime-abc-1201380191/|title=Erika Christensen Joins ABC's 'L.A. Crime'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=February 24, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2015}} Also in 2015, she partnered with food company Lean Cuisine to launch their brand overhaul.{{cite web|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2015/07/10/erika-christensen-bonds-forged-on-parenthood-are-unbreakable/21208011/|title=Erika Christensen: Bonds forged on 'Parenthood' are 'unbreakable'|website=AOL|date=July 10, 2015}} In September 2015, Christensen was among several celebrities to appear in the music video "Love" for Dash Mihok's band Diz and the Fam.
=2016–present=
Christensen led the cast of the Hallmark Channel television film Anything for Love co-starring with Paul Greene. The film was released on February 14, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/hallmark-39-s-39-anything-for-love-1363086798176310.html|title=Hallmark's 'Anything For Love' Plays a Different Game|website=Yahoo!|first=Mandi|last=Bierly|date=February 12, 2016}} The following month, she starred in the music video "All Is Forgiven" for Sal Masekela's band Alekesam.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv00p66hA7Y| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041723/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv00p66hA7Y| archive-date=2020-11-09 | url-status=dead|title=Alekesam - All Is Forgiven (Official Video)|website=YouTube|date=March 14, 2016}} Christensen next appeared as part of the all-star cast of HBO's courtroom drama film Confirmation, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and co-starring Kerry Washington, Wendell Pierce, and Greg Kinnear.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/erika-christensen-cobie-smulders-dylan-baker-grace-gummer-cast-confirmation-hbo-1201438523/|title=Erika Christensen, Cobie Smulders, Dylan Baker & Grace Gummer Join HBO Movie 'Confirmation'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=June 5, 2015}} The same year, Christensen starred in Jon Abrahams' directorial debut film Two for One,{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/new-film-being-shot-in-buffalo-20150806|title=New film being shot in Buffalo|website=The Buffalo News|first=Christopher|last=Jasper|date=August 6, 2015}} which had its world premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://napavalleyfilmfest.org/two-for-one|title=Two for One|website=Napa Valley Film Festival|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103229/http://napavalleyfilmfest.org/two-for-one|archive-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}
In 2017, she co-starred with Mike Vogel and Robert Forster in the Lee Strobel biopic The Case for Christ, in the role of Strobel's wife Leslie. That same year, Christensen began starring as Ali Petrovich in the ABC drama series Ten Days in the Valley, alongside Kyra Sedgwick.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/erika-christensen-felix-solis-kick-gurry-ten-days-in-the-valley-kyra-sedgwick-abc-1201860685/|title=Erika Christensen Among Trio Cast In ABC Drama Series 'Ten Days In The Valley'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=November 29, 2016}} She starred in Jon Abrahams' second film, the comedy mob thriller Clover, alongside Mark Webber, Julia Jones, and Ron Perlman.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/clover-casting-jonabrahams-mark-webber-erika-christensen-ron-perlman-chazz-paminteri-nicole-elizabeth-berger-1202204548/|title=Jon Abrahams, Mark Webber, Erika Christensen, More Set For Comedic Mob Thriller 'Clover'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=November 9, 2017}}
Personal life
In November 2014, Christensen became engaged to cyclist Cole Maness.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/erika-christensen-engaged-cole-maness|title=Erika Christensen Is Engaged to Cole Maness|website=People|first=Anya|last=Leon|date=November 17, 2014}} They married on September 5, 2015, in Palm Springs, California,{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/erika-christensen-married-cole-maness|title=Erika Christensen Marries Cole Maness|website=People|first=Maria Mercedes|last=Lara|date=September 5, 2015}} and reside in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://www.genlux.com/erika-christensen-interview-by-stephen-christopher/|title=Erika Christensen Interview by Stephen Christopher|first=Stephen|last=Christopher|website=Genlux}} The couple have two daughters.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/erika-christensen-welcomes-daughter-shane/|title=Erika Christensen Welcomes Daughter Shane|website=People|first=Jen|last=Juneau|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/erika-christensens-husband-delivers-their-baby-all-by-himself-at-home/ar-BBLNwyn|title=Erika Christensen's husband delivers their baby all by himself at home|website=www.msn.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 13, 2018}}
Honors
On May 17, 2023, Christensen received the Mark of Excellence award at the Annual Medinova NY Dinner Gala, hosted by MC Ciano Joasil, a non-profit organization raising funds for hospitals in underserved areas of Haiti.{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2023 |title=MediNova NY's 11th Gala to Raise Funds for Underserved Communities in Haiti |url=https://fox59.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/629063902/medinova-nys-11th-gala-to-raise-funds-for-underserved-communities-in-haiti/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=FOX59.com |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 1997
| Karen L. Connelly | |
| 2000
| Traffic | Caroline Wakefield | |
| 2002
| Deanna Cartwright | |
| 2002
| Swimfan | Madison Bell | |
| 2002
| Hannah Kingsley | |
| 2004
| Anna Ross | |
| 2004
| Jessica Hadley | |
| 2005
| Andy Wolfmeyer | |
| 2005
| Irene Prior | |
| 2005
| Fiona | |
| 2007
| Mona Huxley | |
| 2007
| Jessica | |
| 2008
| Struck | Bus Stop Girl |
| 2009
| Mercy | Robin | |
| 2009
| Claire | |
| 2010
| Melon | Catherine |
| 2010
| Elise Landry | |
| 2013
| Sarah Cosmo | |
| 2016
| Tiffany Fontinella | Working title: Two for One |
| 2017
| Leslie Strobel | |
| 2020
| Clover | Gertie | |
| 2022
| Kimi | Samantha Gerrity | |
| 2022
| Kate | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
| 1997
| Romy Carrol | Episode: "House of Rage" |
| 1998
| Melissa | Episode: "The Pursuit of Dignity" |
| 1998
| Frasier | Teenager | Episode: "Frasier's Curse" |
| 1998
| Brianna | Episode: "Collect Call for Dick" |
| 1999
| Katelyn Sandman | TV movie |
| 1999
| Thanks | Abigail Winthrop | Main cast |
| 1999
| Ivy | Episode: "Voice of an Angel" |
| 2000
| Flynn Halloway | Episode: "The Time She Turned 21" |
| 2000
| Tawny | Episode: "La Vida Loca" |
| 2000
| Leigh Wright | Episode: "Corn Man" |
| 2000
| Cassie | Episode: "Subject: Coelacanth This!" |
| 2001
| Isabel | 3 episodes |
| 2001
| Stacey | Episode: "Red and Stacey" |
| 2003
| TV movie |
| 2005–2009
| Various characters | 3 episodes |
| 2006–2007
| Mae Anderson | Main cast |
| 2007
|I'm In Hell |Jennifer | TV movie |
| 2008
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | SA Lauren Cooper | Episode: "Signature" |
| 2009
| Sophie Howell | Episode: "The Core of It" |
| 2009
| Mercy | Dana Harper McPhearson | Episode: "Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica" |
| 2010–2015
| Main cast |
| 2014
| Bailey Daley | TV movie |
| 2015
| Betty Beaumontaine | Main cast |
| 2016
| Anything for Love | Katherine Benson | TV movie |
| 2016
| Shirley Weigand | TV movie |
| 2016
| The Follower | Chelsea Angel | TV movie |
| 2017
| Ali Petrovich | Main cast |
| 2018
| Adopted | Rebekah | Episode: "Julie's New Husband" |
| 2019
| To Have and to Hold | Alice | TV movie |
| 2023–present
| Angie Polaski | Main cast |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Artist ! Director |
| 1995
| "Childhood" | Girl | Nicholas Brandt |
| 2004
| "Everything" (original/The Perfect Score version) | {{N/A}} |
| 2010
| Bridesmaid | Ringside |
| 2015
| "Love" | Woman |
| 2016
| "All Is Forgiven" | Woman | Alekesam | Toby Louie |
| 2016
| Herself | Black Eyed Peas featuring The World | Michael Jurkovac |
| 2019
| "Whenever You're Around" | Woman |
Awards and nominations
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
| 1998
| Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Series | {{nom}} |
| 2001
| Standout Performance – Female | {{won}} |
| 2001
| Film – Choice Breakout Performance | {{nom}} |
| 2001
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | {{won}} |
| 2001
| Online Film & Television Association Awards | Best Youth Performance | {{nom}} |
| 2001
| Breakthrough Female Performance | {{won}} |
| 2014
| Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series | {{won}} |
References
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Works cited
- {{cite interview|title=Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum|interviewer=Michael Rosenbaum|date=September 11, 2018|ref={{SfnRef|Rosenbaum|2018}}|last=Christensen|first=Erika|url=https://player.fm/series/series-2331217/ep-23-erika-christensen|via=Player.FM}}
External links
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